(botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries
(of a manuscript) Lacking the first portion of the text.
(prosody) Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.
(rare) Without a beginning.
(social sciences, political science, sociology) A system of society without centralised state authority, where power is welded amongst groups of community entities e.g. clans. Without a leader or chief.
(zoology, applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head.
Having no head.
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
afterhours
aguishness
aguishness
noun
The state or quality of being aguish.
airbrushed
airbrushed
adj
(by extension) Having had imperfections and blemishes removed through digital manipulation.
Having been manipulated with an airbrush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airbrush
airbrushes
airbrushes
noun
plural of airbrush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airbrush
alcelaphus
allenhurst
almshouses
almshouses
noun
plural of almshouse.
amateurish
amateurish
adj
Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
ambushlike
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
amphoterus
anchesmius
archemorus
archiereus
asphodelus
athenaeums
athenaeums
noun
plural of athenaeum
ausgleiche
autarchies
autarchies
noun
plural of autarchy
authorised
authorised
adj
Alternative spelling of authorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorise
authoriser
authoriser
noun
Alternative form of authorizer
authorizes
authorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authorize
authorless
authorless
adj
Without an author.
autotheism
autotheism
noun
Belief that one is a deity.
Belief that one is possessed by a divine power.
The doctrine of the self-subsistence of God, especially of the second person in the Trinity.
Worship of oneself.
autotheist
autotheist
noun
One who subscribes to autotheism; a self-worshipper.
backhouses
backhouses
noun
plural of backhouse
backrushes
backrushes
noun
plural of backrush
bakehouses
bakehouses
noun
plural of bakehouse
bargehouse
bathhouses
bathhouses
noun
plural of bathhouse
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
beadhouses
beadhouses
noun
plural of beadhouse
beautyship
behaviours
behaviours
noun
plural of behaviour
bestraught
bestraught
adj
(obsolete) Distracted; mad, distraught.
bismuthate
bismuthate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion BiO₃⁻ of pentavalent bismuth; any salt containing this anion
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
bluehearts
boathouses
boathouses
noun
plural of boathouse
boethusian
boselaphus
brauhauser
breakshugh
brushmaker
brushmaker
noun
A person who makes brushes.
bucephalus
bucephalus
Proper noun
The warhorse of
Noun
Any horse used for riding.
buckwasher
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
bugbearish
bugbearish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bugbear; terrifying; frightful.
bundesrath
bushbeater
bushhammer
bushhammer
noun
Alternative form of bush hammer
verb
To dress with bush hammer.
bushmaster
bushmaster
noun
A venomous pit viper, Lachesis muta, from tropical America.
bushranger
bushranger
noun
(Australia, historical) A convict or outlaw who escapes to the bush to avoid capture; a roving bandit who lives in the bush.
(Australia, obsolete) A person skilled in bushcraft.
canephorus
carruthers
cartouches
cartouches
noun
plural of cartouche
cashcuttee
cathetusti
cattlebush
cedarhurst
cenanthous
cenanthous
adj
(botany, of a perianth) That lacks both stamens and pistil
cephalotus
cerianthus
chalybeous
chalybeous
adj
(zoology) steel blue; of the colour of tempered steel.
chanteuses
chanteuses
noun
plural of chanteuse
chaogenous
chaogenous
adj
That which is born from chaos.
characeous
characeous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Characeae of green algae.
charthouse
charthouse
noun
(nautical) The place on a (Royal Navy) ship in which the course is plotted manually on charts
chartreuse
chartreuse
adj
Of a bright yellowish-green colour.
noun
(art) A kind of enamelled pottery.
(color) A greenish-yellow color.
(cooking) A French dish of vegetables (and sometimes meat) wrapped tightly in a decorative layer of salad or vegetable leaves and cooked in a dome-shaped mould.
A yellow or green liqueur made by Carthusian monks.
chartreuse (HTML):
chaucerism
chauffeurs
chauffeurs
noun
plural of chauffeur
chauffeuse
chauffeuse
noun
(dated) female equivalent of chauffeur
chauliodes
chaussures
chaussures
noun
plural of chaussure
chemopause
choraguses
chuprassie
chylaceous
chylaceous
adj
(physiology) Resembling or consisting of chyle.
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
noun
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
curateship
curateship
noun
The position of a curate; a curacy.
curlyheads
curlyheads
noun
plural of curlyhead
dachshunde
dachshunde
noun
Alternative form of dachshund
daggerbush
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
debauchees
debauchees
noun
plural of debauchee
decarhinus
dehumanise
dehumanise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of dehumanize.
desmanthus
dianthuses
dianthuses
noun
plural of dianthus
dicephalus
disulphate
disulphate
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of disulphuric acid or pyrosulphuric acid; a pyrosulphate.
(chemistry) An acid salt of sulphuric acid, having only one equivalent of base to two of the acid.
duennaship
duennaship
noun
The role or status of duenna.
enthusiasm
enthusiasm
noun
(obsolete or historical) Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.
Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness.
Something in which one is keenly interested.
enthusiast
enthusiast
noun
(archaic) A person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour.
A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.
epicanthus
epicanthus
noun
(anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
epiphanous
epiphanous
adj
Being or relating to an epiphany.
erimanthus
erymanthus
eucharises
eucharises
noun
plural of eucharis
eucharists
eucharists
noun
plural of eucharist
euomphalus
euphausiid
euphausiid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the taxonomic order Euphausiacea of krill.
euphrasies
euphrasies
noun
plural of euphrasy
eurymachus
euselachii
eustachian
eustachian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Eustachian
eustachium
eustachius
eustathian
euthanasia
euthanasia
noun
(obsolete) An easy death, or the means to bring about such a death.
The practice of intentionally and painlessly killing a human being or animal for humane reasons, especially in order to end great suffering or poor quality of life.
euthanasic
euthanasic
adj
Of, or pertaining to euthanasia
euthenasia
euthenasia
noun
Misspelling of euthanasia.
exhausting
exhausting
adj
Very tiring.
verb
present participle of exhaust
exhaustion
exhaustion
noun
(dated, chemistry) The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.
(dated, physics) The removal of all air from a vessel (the creation of a vacuum).
(mathematics) An exhaustive procedure
Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.
The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.
exhaustive
exhaustive
adj
(now rare) Causing exhaustion; very tiring
Fully comprehensive
Including every possible element
exomphalus
exomphalus
noun
Alternative form of exomphalos
exophagous
exophagous
adj
Exhibiting or relating to exophagy.
farmhouses
farmhouses
noun
plural of farmhouse
farmhousey
farmhousey
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmhouse.
flashcubes
flashcubes
noun
plural of flashcube
flashtubes
flashtubes
noun
plural of flashtube
fleshquake
fleshquake
noun
A tremor or quiver of the body.
flusherman
fraischeur
fraischeur
noun
(obsolete) freshness; coolness
frankhouse
fratcheous
gasthauser
gasthauses
gatehouses
gatehouses
noun
plural of gatehouse
gaucheness
gaucheness
noun
The quality of being gauche.
gaucheries
gaucheries
noun
plural of gaucherie
gaugership
gaugership
noun
The rank or office of a gauger.
geophagous
geophagous
adj
Eating earth.
glasshouse
glasshouse
noun
(Britain military slang) A military prison.
A building where glass or glassware is manufactured.
A greenhouse, especially one for commercial use.
grasshouse
greasebush
guacharoes
guacharoes
noun
plural of guacharo
guardhouse
guardhouse
noun
A station for guards, especially at the entrance of a town, castle, etc.
Synonym of military prison.
gynethusia
habituates
habituates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of habituate
haemanthus
haematopus
haemonchus
haimsucken
haliaeetus
halieutics
halieutics
noun
(literature) A treatise upon fish or the art of fishing.
(rare) The art or practice of fishing.
halogenous
halogenous
adj
(chemistry) Of a compound: containing a halogen as part of the molecule.
hamburgers
hamburgers
noun
plural of hamburger
hamesucken
hamesucken
noun
(Scotland) An assault on a person in his own home, having broken in for that purpose.